Acronicta lepusculina, commonly known as the cottonwood dagger moth, is a species of moth in the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1852. It is found in most of eastern North America, west through southern Canada to Vancouver Island and southward.[1][2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Acronicta |
| Species: | A. lepusculina
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| Acronicta lepusculina Guenée, 1852
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The wingspan is 40–50 mm. Adults are on wing from May to July depending on the location.
The larvae feed on the leaves of Salix, Populus and Betula species.
References
edit- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Acronicta lepusculina". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
- ^ Savela, Markku (August 29, 2020). "Acronicta lepusculina (Guenée, 1852)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
Further reading
edit- Bruner, Lawrence (1893). "The Cottonwood Dagger Moth (Acronycta lepusculina Gn.)". Insect Enemies of Ornamental and Shade Trees Growing in Cities and Parks. pp. 181–2. OCLC 32114105.
External links
edit- "Species Details Acronicta lepusculina". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
- Fauske, Gerald M. (March 27, 2002). "Acronicta lepusculina Guenée 1852". Moths of North Dakota. Department of Entomology North Dakota State University. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
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